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pitman definition

pit·man (pit′mən)

noun

  1. pl. pitmen -·men (-mən) a person who works in a pit; esp., a coal miner
  2. pl. pitmans -·mans (-mənz)☆ a type of connecting rod that changes axial motion into linear motion, as in a steering system
Pitman definition

Pit·man (pit′mən)

Pitman, Sir Isaac 1813-97; Eng. inventor of a system of shorthand

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